State Birds and Global Warming - National Wildlife Federation


Birds and Global Warming

Birds & Global Warming

State Birds

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Idaho species impacted by Global Warming

Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)

State bird of Idaho and Nevada

Photo © Larry Ditto

Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

The mountain bluebird is not in danger of disappearing from Idaho or Nevada.

Description
7" (18 cm). Male pure sky-blue above, paler blue below, with a white abdomen; female similar, but duller and grayer.

Voice
Soft warbling notes.

Habitat
Breeds in high mountain meadows with scattered trees and bushes; in winter descends to lower elevations, where it occurs on plains and grasslands.

See birds in your state with populations that are:

American Redstart
Bank Swallow
Bobolink
Boreal Chickadee
Common Grackle
Fox Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Green-tailed Towhee
Lincoln's Sparrow
Marsh Wren
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pine Grosbeak
Red-eyed Vireo
Sage Sparrow
Sage Thrasher
Savannah Sparrow
Townsend's Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Wilson's Warbler
Winter Wren
Evening Grosbeak

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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

General Notes

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